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| 1. |  | Ernest Withers 1966 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. resting in the Lorraine Motel following the March Against Fear, Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. reading the Memphis Press-Scimitar in the Lorraine Motel following the March Against Fear, Memphis, TN, 1966. Headline reads, "King Takes Over For Meredith; Suspect Jailed - $25,000 Bond." Less than two years after this photo was taken, Dr. King was assassinated outside of his room on the balcony of this motel. |
| 2. |  | Ernest Withers 1956, 21 December Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Rev. Ralph Abernathy ride on one of the first desegregated buses, Montgomery, AL Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive On far left is Glenn Smiley of the Fellowship of Reconcilliation, an influential pacifist organization, founded in England in 1914. |
| 3. |  | Ernest Withers 1963, June Dr.Martin Luther King, Jr. is stopped by police at Medgar Evers' funeral, Jackson, MS Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 4. |  | Ernest Withers 1968, 28 March Sanitation Workers assemble in front of Clayborn Temple for a solidarity march. Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive "I Am A Man" was the theme for Community On the Move for Equality (C.O.M.E.) which spearheaded the Sanitation Workers' strike. This was Dr. King's last march. Memphis, TN |
| 5. |  | Ernest Withers 1968, April Funeral procession for Dr King on Auburn St, after leaving ML King Sr.'s church, Atlanta, GA Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 6. |  | Ernest Withers 1968, 8 April Bishop Jordan, AME Baptist Church, TO Jones, Head of Sanitation Workers, Walter Reuther, United Auto Workers, line up to lead protest march after death of Dr King, Memphis, TN, Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive Jerry Worth, J.T. Johnson and Baxton Bryant. |
| 7. |  | Ernest Withers 1957 Desegregation of Central High School by "Little Rock Nine." Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive (l to r) Carlotta Walls, Melba Patillio, Elizabeth Eckford and Minnie Jean Brown. Note white students waiting on steps to protest their arrival. ittle Rock, AR, |
| 8. |  | Ernest Withers 1950s Overton Park Zoo. One day a week was designeated for Blacks only (all other days for Whites only). Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 9. |  | Ernest Withers 1961, August William Edwin Jones pushes daughter Renee Andrewnetta Jones (8 months old) during protest march on Main St., Memphis, TN The little girl grew up to become a doctor. Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 10. |  | Ernest Withers 1940s (late) Neil Robinson, Martin's Stadium Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive Center fielder Neil Robinson hit 54 home runs for the Memphis Red Sox in 1939, played in eight East-West games, and had a lifetime batting average of .303 |
| 11. |  | Ernest Withers 1953 Ernie Banks, Larry Doby, Matty Brescia, Jackie Robinson, Martin's Stadium Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 12. |  | Ernest Withers 1950s Martin's Stadium Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 13. |  | Ernest Withers n.d. Untitled Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 14. |  | Ernest Withers 1950s Ruth Brown performing at The Hippadrome, Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 15. |  | Ernest Withers 1950s (mid) Lionel Hampton, the Hippodrome, Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 16. |  | Ernest Withers 1951 (ca) B.B. King with Bill Harvey, Club Handy Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 17. |  | Ernest Withers 1950 (ca) B.B. King with Bill Harvey, Hippodrome, Beale Street, Memphis Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 18. |  | Ernest Withers 1961 (ca) Howlin' Wolf Band, (l to r) Unidentified, Chico Chism, James Cotton, Little Walter, Howlin' Wolf, Big Bill Hill, Brinkly, AR, Cotton field Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 19. |  | Ernest Withers 1962 (ca) Big Ella, Club Paradise, Memphis TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 20. |  | Ernest Withers 1957, 6 December Brook Benton and Elvis Presley, WDIA Goodwill Revue, Ellis Auditorium, Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 21. |  | Ernest Withers 1970s, November Isaac Hayes in his office at Stax Records, Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 22. |  | Ernest Withers 1962 (ca) Ike and Tina Turner, Club Paradise Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print, 2 1/4 Kodak B/W negative 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 23. |  | Ernest Withers 1965 (ca) James Brown, Mid-South Coliseum, Memphis, TN Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |
| 24. |  | Ernest Withers 1948 Twins at WDIA Gelatin silver print / Inkjet print 5 x 7 in / 8 x 10 in Decaneas Archive Courtesy of the Decaneas Archive |